How To Install libnitrokey-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libnitrokey-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libnitrokey-dev is library to communicate with Nitrokey stick devices (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnitrokey-dev on Debian 10.

What is libnitrokey-dev

libnitrokey-dev is:

library to communicate with Nitrokey Pro and Storage devices in a clean and easy manner. Written in C++14, testable with py.test and Catch frameworks, with C API, Python access.

This package contains development headers needed when developing C++ applications that use libnitrokey

There are three methods to install libnitrokey-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libnitrokey-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnitrokey-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnitrokey-dev

Install libnitrokey-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnitrokey-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnitrokey-dev

Install libnitrokey-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libnitrokey-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnitrokey-dev

How To Uninstall libnitrokey-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libnitrokey-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnitrokey-dev

Uninstall libnitrokey-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnitrokey-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnitrokey-dev

Remove libnitrokey-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnitrokey-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnitrokey-dev

Remove libnitrokey-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnitrokey-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnitrokey-dev

Dependencies

libnitrokey-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnitrokey-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.